# Gem not found...or is it something else?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-not-found-or-is-it-something-else/129563>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 19, 2008, 6:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-not-found-or-is-it-something-else/129563 "2008-02-19T18:28:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![tbcox23](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@tbcox23](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tbcox23)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2008, 6:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-not-found-or-is-it-something-else/129563/1 "2008-02-19T18:28:23Z")

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I’m just beginning to use gem sqlite3-ruby - at the very beginning.  
I can’t even get past the ‘require’. I’ve verified that the gem IS  
installed. I also have sqlite3 installed (on my Kubunti 7.10 - but I  
don’t exactly know where it is).

Launching my little test program…

$ ruby sqlite-demo.rb  
sqlite-demo.rb:13:in `require': no such file to load -- sqlite3 (LoadError) from sqlite-demo.rb:13:in`main’  
from sqlite-demo.rb:80

But ‘require sqlite3’ (quoting my little program) is right out of the  
documentation. What gives? What ignorant thing am I doing here to get  
this error?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Tom C.

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**Author:** ![tbcox23](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@tbcox23](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tbcox23)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2008, 6:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-not-found-or-is-it-something-else/129563/2 "2008-02-19T18:42:05Z")

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hi tom!

Tom C. [2008-02-19 18:27]:

> $ ruby sqlite-demo.rb  
> sqlite-demo.rb:13:in `require': no such file to load -- sqlite3 (LoadError) from sqlite-demo.rb:13:in`main’  
> from sqlite-demo.rb:80  
> since it’s a gem you need to ‘require “rubygems”’ first.

cheers  
jens